Tonight's Law & Disorder: July 21, 2013

The following items are based on information provided by officials in law enforcement and the criminal justice system.

CITY OF KINGSTON

Forgery: Two Kingston women were arrested Saturday at 1:37 p.m. by the Ulster County Sheriff's Office and charged with felony forgery and two misdemeanors: petit larceny and misuse of food stamps, in connection with a fraud and larceny investigation. Detectives said on Friday they began investigating a reported theft of food stamp benefit funds that determined that Shana Shaw, 18, of 45 Birch St., and Isabella Waller, 48, of 31 East Chester St., used the food stamp benefit card of another person and unlawfully obtained benefits totaling $322.65. They said the women were arraigned in Rosendale Town Court: Shaw was released on her own recognizance with tickets to appear in Kingston City Court and Ulster Town Court; Waller was released on her own recognizance with tickets to appear in Ulster Town Court. Detectives said additional charges are pending against Shaw.

TOWN OF KINGSTON

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Drugs: Elaine T. Chaiken, 54, and Alexander P. Chaiken, 24, both of Long Beach, were arrested on state Route 28 Saturday at 1:50 p.m. by state police at Ulster and charged with misdemeanor possession of controlled substance. Both were issued tickets to appear in Kingston Town Court.

COXSACKIE

DWI: Kimberly A. Persico, 44, of Coeymans, was arrested on U.S. Route 9W Sunday at 2:05 a.m. by state police at Coxsackie and charged with two counts of misdemeanor drunken driving. She was released to a third party with tickets to appear in Coxsackie Town Court.

Stolen property: Frankie C. Corum, 40, of East Orange, N.J., was arrested on U.S. Route 9W Saturday at 1:10 p.m. by state police at Coxsackie and charged with felony possession of stolen property valued at more than $3,000; and two misdemeanors: fleeing an officer in a motor vehicle and reckless driving. He was held by police pending further proceedings.

ESOPUS

DWI: Timothy A. LeBreck, 37, of Port Ewen, was arrested on Connelly Road Saturday at 7:25 p.m. by state police at Gardiner and charged with two counts of misdemeanor drunken driving. He was issued tickets to appear in Esopus Town Court.

DWI: Wayne Brodhead, 45, of Port Ewen, was arrested at East Stout Avenue and Hoyt Street Saturday at 10:10 p.m. by state police at Gardiner and charged with two counts of misdemeanor drunken driving. He was issued tickets to appear in Esopus Town Court.

MARLBOROUGH

DWI: Ramone L. Figueroa, 24, of Monticello, was arrested on U.S. Route 9W Sunday at 3:36 a.m. by state police at Gardiner and charged with two counts of misdemeanor drunken driving. He was issued tickets to appear in Marlborough Town Court.

NEW PALTZ

Drugs: Hannah M. VanRavenswaay, 23, of New Paltz, was arrested on state Route 299 Saturday at 2:50 p.m. by state police at Gardiner and charged with misdemeanor possession of a controlled substance. She was issued a ticket to appear in New Paltz Town Court.